Rivers Women Walk Out  Sole Administrator’s Wife, Insist On Mrs Fubara

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

A group of women on Friday ,May 2 2025 ,at an empowerment programme organized by the office of the wife of the President ,Senator Oluremi Tinubu, staged a walk out when the wife of the Sole Administrator, Theresa Ibas was set to address them.

Chanting in unison, “Bring Back Fubara”; ‘we want Sim, the protesting women insisted on being addressed, instead, by Valerie,  the wife of suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

The Source reports that Mrs Tinubu had organized the event as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of her husband to empower about 500 women in the State, in conjunction with the office of the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Sustainable Development Goals.

However, when the wife of the Rivers Sole Administrator was called upon to deliver the address of the Wife of the President, the women in their numbers and unison rejected the arrangement.

Rather, they made it known to the organizers that they will not allow a ” stranger” to address them, insisting only on being addressed by Mrs Valerie Fubara, who, given the circumstances  was not at the event.

“Bring back Governor Fubara .We don’t know Ibas .We cannot be addressed by a stranger.

“Bring back Fubara so that his wife, Valerie could address us”, the protesting women chanted as they made their way out of the venue of the programme.

However, while the women continued with their agitations outside the venue, the event continued inside, with Mrs Ibas, presenting the speech of the wife of the President.

In the  address, Mrs Tinubu noted that  the Port Harcourt event marked  the conclusion of the South South edition of the empowerment programme which she emphasized was conceived to benefit over 18,500 women across the country.

The President’s wife informed that the programme has already been concluded in some parts of the North.

The programme according to her is designed to empower women with some working tools that will enable them to be self reliant,establish and grow successful businesses.

Some of the Items distributed to the women include grinding machines, gas cookers with oven, freezers, power generating sets, and much more.

“These tools are designed to help our women establish, and grow successful businesses contributing to the nation’s prosperity.

“This programme reflects the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which prioritizes  inclusivity, economic growth and sustainable development particularly for women”, Senator Tinubu noted.